Wages for Wives and a Peach Basket Hat
The piece argues in favor of a French law requiring husbands to pay wives half their earnings for household labor. It blends social reform with a New York vignette about Dorothy Warrington, who crafts a 24 cent peach basket hat, highlighting practical thrift and domestic life themes.
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Lyric Theatre
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Abe
Footwear Styles and Sole Details in Early 20th Century Catalog
A catalog list features Russia calf and Vici Kid Oxfords with Goodyear welt soles and Cuban heels. It includes patent Bluchers, three-eyelet Colonial Ties, Gibson Ties, and military heels. Hand turned soles, street weight soles, and various toes are noted across leather, patent, and suede options.
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Russia
Chocolate Vici
Gibson
Goodyear
Frugal Home Care Tips From A Past Column
Practical household hints include keeping wax coated boxes for crackers to deter pests. A method to exterminate ants uses sugar water, sponge, and boiling water. Tips advise placing white paper on refrigerator shelves for cleanliness and using milk to clean leather with a soft cloth.
A New and Better Way to Warm a Baby’s Stomach
The old family doctor prescribes a simple method to protect a baby from colds by keeping the stomach warm. He demonstrates with a diaper folded to secure the infant’s abdomen, explaining how turning and pinning the diaper provides warmth and support for the child.
Hints on 1909 Summer Fashion Trends
The article notes a shift to bronze shoes and hose with tan shades rising in popularity. Lingerie frocks replace elaborate silk dresses and lingerie petticoats gain favor, while jumper suits suit business girls. Summer fashions show more femininity with few masculine touches beyond linen collars and ties with tailored jabot waists.
Penury Dark Cake and Other Recipes
A scanned recipe fragment includes Penury's Dark Cake with butter sour milk and raisins, Apple Souffle with apple sauce and nutmeg, Tripe Fry in Batter with frying tips, and Queen of Chocolate Cake with cocoa and vanilla frosting.
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Penury
Jewelry and Notions Sale Include Pins and Barrettes
Jewelry notions and drug sundries listing items with prices. Hat pins with large black heads, shirtwaist sets, collar pins, belt pins, jeweled collars, faux pearl designs, large barrettes, beauty pins, royal violet talc powder, tooth brushes and toothpaste, soaps and glycerine products with low prices.
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Eastman
Exceptionally Attractive Wash Goods Prices at Basement Balesroom
A newspaper ad lists inexpensive wash fabrics with low prices. Items include 28-inch crossbar Swiss in heliotrope rose cardinal or black at 15 cents per yard, 32-inch Scotch Cloth at 9 cents, 24-inch Mercerized Cotton Crepe Plisse at 15 cents, 27-inch Cotton Voile at 12 1/2 cents, 27-inch Dress Gingham at 54 1/2 cents, and Minch Mercerized Dress Sateen at 15 cents. Basement Balesroom.
Silk and Dress Goods Available in Various Silks and Weaves
INDA semi rough Oriental Silk 27 inches wide in multiple colors. NATURAL PONGEE 33 inches wide. Other silks include BLACK OTTOMAN and ALL-WOOL ALBATROSS in several shades. Yardage priced per yard with multiple widths listed.
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Inda
Copenhagen
Reseda
Drapery Fabrics Offerings Include Madras and Cretonnes
Good values in drapery materials feature India Madras in three patterns with color options. Figured Arabian Etapine and Arts Crafts designs offered by the yard. Remnants of tapestries curtain muslins cretonnes sateens scrim tickings fringes cords laces and insertions sold at low prices.
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India
Madras
Tailored Wash Suits Offered at 3.85 in Bright Colors
Lunette and rep wash suits in pink light blue lavender rose Copenhagen blue roseda gray and striped effects sold at 3.85 each. Semi fitted coats 38 and 40 inches long with plain tailoring, collar revers, turn back cuffs and jet or pearl buttons, not altered due to low price.
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Copenhagen
Very Attractive Values in Women's Knit Vests
Multiple Knit Vest offers from Garment-Women's lines with white Cotton Knit Vests Richelion ribbed shield effect sizes 4 6 and 17 19 cent Swiss-ribbed versions. Low neck sleeveless styles feature dainty lace trim and mercerized tape with regular extra sizes.
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Inexpensive Undermuslins Basement Sale Ad
Basement Salesroom advertises inexpensive undermuslins corset covers drawers gowns skirts and combinations with prices ranging from 19 cents to 1 49 dollars and notes percent discounts. The ad lists items including corset covers drawers gowns and skirts with varied pricing.
Broken Gloves Display in Lisle and Suede-Lisle Gauntlets
A sale offers broken lots of Lisle gloves in black white tan brown and gray across all sizes though not every shade. Also listed are broken lots of suede Lisle gauntlets with soft cuffs in black white and chamois color in large sizes only.
Lisle Gloves Lot in Various Shades and Sizes
Listing offers a broken lot of 16-button length Lisle gloves with three wrist clasps in black white pongee gray and pink. Sizes vary by shade, all sizes available in the lot but not every shade has every size. Barement Salonroom.
Oriental stripe Couch Covers for wide couches
Sanitary couch covers in dark oriental stripe fabric priced at $2.25. Extra wide, stout material suited for large couch beds and durable use.
Sailor Collars and Lace Trimmed Neckwear Ad
Sailor collars of fine batiste edged with filet Valenciennes lace in white and pinks. Round collars of sheer lace with Cluny trim. Square collars of fine lawn with medallions and Cluny embroidery. Jabots in lawn with Cluny lace and jet buttons. Lace trimmed jabots and soft tailored stocks in pastel shades.
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Batiste
Textiles and trims price list from a 19th century catalog
Listing of waistings and net waists in various colors and widths with prices per yard. Including All wistaria Soutache braided fabrics in pongee light and dark grays, Bobbinet laces in white ecru, coin spot and net waisting options, and fish net waisting. Prices range from 7 cents to $1.50 per yard depending on material and width.
Children’s Well-Made Rompers Advertised in Colorful Styles
Children’s rompers in blue chambray pink tan gray duck and pique fabrics priced at 25 cents to 3% with dark blue chambray options featuring tal and round neck piped in white. Includes a note on sizing and material details.
Basement Sale Offers Vintage Children Dresses
Children's wash dresses priced at 55c and 59c feature light percale in plaid and polka dot styles, French cut, easy fit, trimmed bands, pink and blue gingham options with flaring skirts. Basement sale listing highlights affordable pricing and accessible fashion for kids.
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